I'm pretty sure if you get the investors money deposited into your account, you have to "season" it for 3 months, or let it sit for 3 months before they let you use it.

[O.C.G.A. 43-40-12(g)] However, even in this situation involving personally owned property, the inactive licensee remains subject to the provisions of the license law requiring disclosure of his or her licensed status in real estate sales contracts and leases; in advertising to sell, buy, exchange, rent, or lease property, and in handling any earnest money or security deposits.

(Propoer Ins, underwritten by Lloyds seems like the gold standard here.)I would also be willing to put down 2 months rent as a deposit (max allowed in MD, I believe, and double the standard). 

The new magistrate is pretty liberal when it comes to security deposit issues and what is & isn't considered normal wear & tear.

Of course it's slightly different business model with deposits and rent and equipment damage and such.

These tenants are screened by the utilities departments and typically are required to pay a deposit to have utilities turned on in their name.

Either that or write a GIANT check for your earnest money deposit so you have no choice but to close, lol.

With coin-operated machines you're likely going to be required to roll the coins in order to deposit them, or use a machine like coin-star which takes a fee for the cash conversion.

I would think I just need to pay a full closing cost at closing and deposit the casher's check after closing.  

Point being that im not too concerned about an inspection or keeping the security deposit unless there is major damage to the property.